“Access for all, in terms of healthcare” is a priority, says Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris. Now, with the partnership of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, a free healthcare program called ShelbyCares will open in a few weeks on Third Street. Harris believes that ShelbyCares is a step in the right direction to… Read More
MEMPHIS, TN (University of Tennessee Health Science Center) — The University of Tennessee Health Science Center will present a free Health Fair on Saturday, February 11, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Greenlaw Community Center, 190 Mill Ave., in Uptown
Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a grant of $231,000 to study extracellular vesicles from the National Institute on Aging. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: “As the American population grows older, understanding the aging process is critical to addressing future medical needs. I… Read More
Wendy Likes is thinking big in her role as dean, which involves several facets. A goal she’s focused on is “increasing access to health care through nursing, particularly in rural areas with our UTHSC Nursing Mobile Health Unit and our partnership with UT Southern.”
The fourth annual Power 100 list was released in the Jan. 27 weekly edition of MBJ. The section profiles the 100 most powerful people in the Mid-South, as chosen by the editorial staff. Those included were also honored at an invite-only event at The Orpheum Theatre on Jan. 26. Memphis Tomorrow is a who’s who… Read More
In collaboration with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Lane College students will now have a direct pathway to continue their education in nursing once receiving their associate’s degree from Lane, a partnership that was announced on Jan. 18.
“Whether it be simulation through Disney, whether it be simulation through NASA … we often say [Orlando] is probably the best-kept secret out there,” said Jarrod Young, one of the meeting’s planning team co-chairs and director of operations technology and business development at the Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation at the University of… Read More
Dr. Altha Stewart, director of the UTHSC Center for Youth Advocacy and Wellbeing, recently pushed a presenter during a meeting to change his language, saying “we do not call them juveniles.” In that statement, Dr. Stewart offered the presenter an opportunity to not only change their language, but ultimately to change their thinking.
